Before you broadcast your sudden windfall to the world, and even before you contact lottery officials, you’ll be wise to surround yourself with a team of lawyers and financial advisers.
Make copies of both sides of your lottery ticket, and then lock it up somewhere only you can access it.
“Find an attorney who has experience dealing with people with this level of wealth, because it is different,” says Herzig.
Next up, you’ll need an accountant and a financial adviser to protect your wealth from “creditors and predators,” as Herzig puts it.
But there’s one big piece of the lottery puzzle that you can’t farm out to lawyers, and that’s your mental health.
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